1951_Malayan_local_elections

1951 Malayan local elections

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The first election in the Federation of Malaya was for the Municipal Council of George Town in Penang held on 1 December 1951.

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Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority
Date: 1 December 1951 Registered voters: 14,514 Turnout: 72.1%
Radicals 6 (6) \| Labour 1 (1) \| UMNO 1 (1) \| Independent 1 (1)
Jelutong	1. N. K. Menon 2. C. M. Ismail 3. Cheah Cheng Poh	Radicals UMNO Independent	1,149 987 949	162
Kelawei	1. Nancy Yeap Chin Poh 2. A. C. Reutens 3. C. O. Lim	Radicals Radicals Radicals	1,142 831 719	311
Tanjong	1. Lee Thean Chu 2. M. E. M. Meera Hussain 3. N. Ponnudurai	Radicals Radicals Labour	2,241 2,054 1,792	187
Source: ^[1]^[2]

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes
Date: ~~1 December 1951~~ Electorate: Turnout: nil
Progressive 4 (4) \| Labour 3 (3) \| UMNO 1 (1) \| Independent 1 (1)
Bukit China	1. Ali Maidin 2. N. M. Ghouse 3. Amy Joseph	Progressive Independent Labour	Unopposed
Fort	1. S. Shanmugam 2. J. L. D'Cruz 3. Ee Yew Kim	Progressive Labour Progressive	Unopposed
Tranquerah	1. P. G. M. G. Mahindasa 2. V. E. Dias 3. Hashim Ghani	Progressive Labour UMNO	Unopposed
Source:^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

1951 Malayan local elections